Then it happened…..I almost faltered. We went to a work party last weekend and these delicious little pumpkin bars were sitting there unassumingly. A quick peek revealed specks of vanilla beans running through the frosting. But biting into it revealed a whole new level of happiness in my mouth…..salted cream cheese frosting.

Salt guys. Where has it been all my life? In particularly crunchy salty flaked salt like Maldon sea salt. How have I forgotten about how good this stuff is?

I am somewhat ashamed (not really) to admit I ate 4 or 5 of them over the course of the evening. I think I blamed it on “recipe testing”. All because I love you. And then Lyndsey gave me the recipe so I didn’t even need to do that but it’s okay….I’m happy to take one for the team.

Of course I wanted to make these for you….and my mouth, as quickly as humanely possible. But yesterday I realized the boys had just gone down for nap time and we just so happened to not be stocked up on pumpkin (shocking I know).

But there was one lonely sweet potato.

Seeing as how most commercial pumpkin filling is actually not pure pumpkin I figured I could probably eek by with this solution. And in one sweeping motion I also sidestepped sharing a pumpkin recipe with you 😉

It turns out though that sweet potatoes mixed with baking soda can do a funny thing….they can turn green! I’m not sure if it was a freak accident or not but be sure to puree up your sweet potato and not leave it chunkier like mine was. Or just embrace the delightful flecks of green throughout your cake and call it a health food.

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About Dani Meyer

Dani is a mama to 2 wild little boys. She lives for new adventures & loves to experience new places through her stomach. She is passionate about helping families fall in love with real food, geeking out on food photography and reading obsessively.

So…if you’ve been enjoying pumpkin everything for longer than this fad has been going, is it still OK to eat it? Or maybe I’m the cause of the problem since I’ve been taking a pumpkin dessert soup to the work holiday potluck for a number of years. LOL

Dani gave me the photographed plate full of these bars to take home to share with the hunting party that was gathering at our home…her husband, his two brothers and dad. There is now one left, and as I read this post, I am enjoying the LAST bar with my coffee and agreeing with everyone who has made a comment about these delicious bars ! MMM thanks Dani 🙂